09.17.2025
Though 60% of its residents are old, officials won’t assist in an effort to identify the most vulnerable.
Though 60% of its residents are old, officials won’t assist in an effort to identify the most vulnerable.
08.20.2025
The Trump administration’s actions are slowing, and possibly undoing, progress toward repairing scorched communities.
The Trump administration’s actions are slowing, and possibly undoing, progress toward repairing scorched communities.
08.18.2025
Changes to the White House have a long history of controversy, but this new project has some inscrutable details.
Changes to the White House have a long history of controversy, but this new project has some inscrutable details.
08.11.2025
A longstanding element of the city’s retail is shut out again as the mayor rejects a key reform.
A longstanding element of the city’s retail is shut out again as the mayor rejects a key reform.
07.31.2025
Even as he approaches sainthood, the man who “designed Barcelona” defies categorization.
Even as he approaches sainthood, the man who “designed Barcelona” defies categorization.
07.21.2025
The new mayor creates the Affordable Housing Authority, bringing the power of government to bear on a problem that the private sector has failed to solve.
The new mayor creates the Affordable Housing Authority, bringing the power of government to bear on a problem that the private sector has failed to solve.
07.16.2025
Local leaders continue to hold on to outdated assumptions about what the city is and could become.
Local leaders continue to hold on to outdated assumptions about what the city is and could become.
07.02.2025
Planning policies reflect a deep disdain for the poor, prioritizing elite aesthetics over social equity.
Planning policies reflect a deep disdain for the poor, prioritizing elite aesthetics over social equity.
06.17.2025
Why should it be so difficult for pedestrians here to traverse a road or cross the street?
Why should it be so difficult for pedestrians here to traverse a road or cross the street?
05.29.2025
AI is a tool for design, no more, no less. Humans are the creators.
AI is a tool for design, no more, no less. Humans are the creators.
05.26.2025
The Thomas Jefferson Building, Project 2025, and the unbuilding of Jefferson’s democracy.
The Thomas Jefferson Building, Project 2025, and the unbuilding of Jefferson’s democracy.
05.19.2025
QUIMBY—Quality In My Backyard—is a movement to harness the urgency of YIMBYs to build neighborhoods that even NIMBYs can love.
QUIMBY—Quality In My Backyard—is a movement to harness the urgency of YIMBYs to build neighborhoods that even NIMBYs can love.
05.07.2025
A few tips from the host of the popular YouTube channel “Stewart Hicks Takes on Buildings.”
A few tips from the host of the popular YouTube channel “Stewart Hicks Takes on Buildings.”
04.28.2025
Stock market turmoil, tariffs, and high interest rates are some of the factors that will continue to constrain production and affordability.
Stock market turmoil, tariffs, and high interest rates are some of the factors that will continue to constrain production and affordability.
04.16.2025
Rebuilding doesn’t have to mean sterile development. Just look at the innovative and resilient ways people are already doing it.
Rebuilding doesn’t have to mean sterile development. Just look at the innovative and resilient ways people are already doing it.
04.14.2025
Do it now, while the country still has hope.
Do it now, while the country still has hope.
03.31.2025
Is the huge and sprawling “modern farmhouse” next?
Is the huge and sprawling “modern farmhouse” next?
03.31.2025
It’s not about applying the technology to established processes, but creating entirely new paths forward.
It’s not about applying the technology to established processes, but creating entirely new paths forward.
03.25.2025
Planning’s “me-centered” ethos needs to become a “we-centered” approach.
Planning’s “me-centered” ethos needs to become a “we-centered” approach.
03.10.2025
The data for U.S. energy production show a very different picture than the one painted by Big Oil and the current administration.
The data for U.S. energy production show a very different picture than the one painted by Big Oil and the current administration.
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